L’ORTO AMERICANO
English Title: The American Backyard
Italy | 2024 | Thriller, Horror-drama | 107 minutes | 17+| Italian with English subtitles
Director: Pupi Avati
25 Apr 18.30 IFI Yogyakarta
25 Apr 19.00 Istituto Italiano di Cultura Jakarta
27 Apr 12.00 Istituto Italiano di Cultura Jakarta
A young psychopath with literary ambitions who falls for an American army nurse in Bologna on the eve of Liberation. A year later, he moves to the U.S., near her home—only to find she vanished after announcing plans to marry an Italian. His obsessive search leads to a shocking revelation in Italy.
Accolades:
- Official Selection, Glasgow Film Festival 2025
- Official Selection Fuori Concorso, 81st Venice International Film Festival 2024
- Official Selection, Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival 2024